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                <text>Scanned copy of the proceedings of the council of Welland County for 1865.&#13;
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Edward Lee was County Warden, with the following councillors: Allanson H. Biggar, Andrew Kennedy, George Graham, George Whiteman, James Henderson, James McGlashan, John C. Kirkpatrick, John Pew, Joseph Garner, Martin Climenhage, Moses Betts, Nelson Forsyth, Robert Coulter, Stephen Haney, Thomas Greenwood, William James, and William Russell.&#13;
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It contains three sessions: January 24-26, June 5-10/19-21, and December 19-21.&#13;
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The meetings were held at the Welland County Courthouse.&#13;
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Welland County was the precursor to today's Niagara Regional government (Niagara was composed of Lincoln County and Welland County from 1856-1969).&#13;
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In the minutes will be found historical decisions being made on subjects such as schools/education, bridges, public buildings, tax assessments, creation of by-laws, and more.</text>
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                <text>Welland Public Library Local History Collection</text>
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